US8645536B2 - Image forming apparatus connected via network and method of setting information relating to network - Google Patents

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US8645536B2
US8645536B2 US12/545,997 US54599709A US8645536B2 US 8645536 B2 US8645536 B2 US 8645536B2 US 54599709 A US54599709 A US 54599709A US 8645536 B2 US8645536 B2 US 8645536B2
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  • the present general inventive concept relates to an image forming apparatus connected via a network and a method of setting information relating to the network, and more particularly, to an image forming apparatus connected via a network in order to adjust the use of information relating to a network between an existing application and a new application.
  • Image forming apparatuses print, receive, or transmit data, and include printers, scanners, copy machines, fax machines, multi function peripherals (MFPs) combining these, or the like.
  • MFPs multi function peripherals
  • image forming apparatuses include an operating system (OS), such as LINUX, and also support a network function. Accordingly, image forming apparatuses operate as a network computer having functions of printing, scanning, and faxing rather than as peripheral devices such as input and output devices.
  • OS operating system
  • LINUX LINUX
  • network information of existing applications may be the same as that of applications to be newly installed. This causes conflict between both applications. Specifically, if an application to be newly installed uses the same port number as that of the existing application, the two applications conflict with each other, and may not operate normally.
  • the present general inventive concept provides an image forming apparatus connected via a network to adjust the use of information relating to the network between applications if the same network information is assigned to an existing application and an application to be newly installed, and if two applications conflict with each other, and a method for setting network information.
  • the foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a method of setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network, the method including receiving network information of a new application to be installed on the image forming apparatus; and if network information of an existing application is the same as the network information of the new application, setting network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority.
  • the setting operation may include determining whether the network information of the existing application is the same as the network information of the new application; mapping the respective applications according to the same network information; and setting network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority.
  • the method may further include installing the new application on the image forming apparatus.
  • the network information may include one of a network port number and a domain name.
  • the setting operation may include setting network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority by removing or deactivating one of the applications.
  • the setting operation may include automatically setting an application to have priority according to a predefined scheme.
  • the method may further include providing a user interface (UI) window to select one of a plurality of applications having the same network information.
  • UI user interface
  • the setting operation may include setting network information of an application selected through the UI window to have priority.
  • the UI window may be provided on a display screen of an external terminal connected via a network or on a display screen of the image forming apparatus.
  • an image forming apparatus connected via a network, including a network interface unit to receive network information of a new application to be installed on the image forming apparatus; and a controlling unit to set network information of one of an existing application and a new application to have priority, if the network information of the existing application is the same as the network information of the new application.
  • the controlling unit may determine whether the network information of the existing application is the same as the network information of the new application; map the respective applications according to the same network information; and set network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority.
  • the controlling unit may set network information of one of the applications to have priority, and then install the new application on the image forming apparatus.
  • the apparatus may further include a storage unit to store applications having the same network information.
  • the network information may include one of a network port number and a domain name.
  • the controlling unit may set network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority by removing or deactivating one of the applications.
  • the controlling unit may automatically set an application to have priority according to a predefined scheme.
  • the apparatus may further include a user interface (UI) unit to provide a user interface (UI) window to select one of a plurality of applications having the same network information.
  • UI user interface
  • the controlling unit may set network information of an application selected on the UI window to have priority.
  • the UI window may be provided on a display screen of an external terminal connected via a network or on a display screen of the image forming apparatus.
  • the foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may also be achieved by providing a method of setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network, the method including receiving network information of a new application to be installed on the image forming apparatus, and installing the new application on the image forming apparatus; and if a command to use the image forming apparatus is received, setting network information of one of an existing application and the new application having the same network information to have priority.
  • an apparatus to set network information including a network interface to receive network information of a different application from an existing application previously installed in the image forming apparatus, with respect to a same network port number, and a controller to set network information of at least one of the existing application and the new application with a priority.
  • a computer-readable medium to contain computer-readable codes as a program to perform a method of setting network information of an apparatus, the method including receiving network information of a different application from an existing application previously installed in the image forming apparatus, with respect to a same network port number, and setting network information of at least one of the existing application and the new application with a priority.
  • the method may further include receiving second network information of different second applications with respect to a same second network port number, and setting the second network information of at least one of the different second applications with another priority.
  • One of the priority and the another priority may have a high priority with respect to the other one of the priority and the another priority.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram illustrating the image forming apparatus connected via the network of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B are mapping tables according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept
  • FIG. 5 is a detailed flowchart provided to explain the method for setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to still another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.
  • an image forming apparatus 100 connected via a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept includes a network interface unit 110 and a controlling unit 120 .
  • the image forming apparatus further includes an image forming unit 150 to feed a printing medium, to form an image on the printing medium using a printing element according to data received from an external apparatus 160 through a communication line, for example, a wired line or a wireless line, or a network, or data stored in an internal memory of the image forming apparatus, and to discharge the image-formed printing medium outside the image forming apparatus.
  • a communication line for example, a wired line or a wireless line, or a network, or data stored in an internal memory of the image forming apparatus, and to discharge the image-formed printing medium outside the image forming apparatus.
  • the network interface unit 110 receives network information of a new application to be installed.
  • network information information relating to network will be referred to as network information.
  • the new application may be all applications to be newly installed beside an application initially installed on the image forming apparatus 100 or a native application.
  • the new applications to be installed may be developed and installed by a developer in various types.
  • a new application may implement a policy to improve a work flow of the image forming apparatus 100 or a security policy to use the image forming apparatus 100 .
  • Such applications may be downloaded from a server connected to the network interface unit 110 via a network, or may be directly provided by a host computer connected to the image forming apparatus 100 .
  • the network information may be one of a network port number and a domain name.
  • the network interface unit 110 may be implemented using a network interface card (NIC) to communication with external terminals connected via the network.
  • NIC network interface card
  • the network interface unit 110 may be mounted in the image forming apparatus 100 as a chip having the above functions.
  • the controlling unit 120 may set network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority.
  • controlling unit 120 sets network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority by removing or deactivating one of the existing application and the new application.
  • the controlling unit 120 compares network information of the existing application with that of the new application, maps the applications according to their respective network information in a mapping table, and sets network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 connected via a network may be a multi function peripheral (MFP) combining functions of printing, scanning, and faxing.
  • MFP multi function peripheral
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the image forming apparatus 100 connected via the network of FIG. 1 in detail.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 connected via a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept may further include a storage unit 130 and a user interface (UI) 140 in addition to the network interface unit 110 and the controlling unit 120 .
  • the image forming apparatus 100 connected via a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept may be connected to a terminal A 310 and a terminal B 320 via a first network 210 , and may be connected to a terminal C 330 and a terminal D 340 via a second network 220 .
  • the first network 210 having an IP address 168.219.12.0 assigns an IP address 168.219.12.10 to the terminal A 310 , an IP address 168.219.12.20 to the terminal B 320 , and an IP address 168.219.12.30 to the image forming apparatus 100 such that a single network is generated.
  • Another network including the terminal C 330 , the terminal D 340 , and the image forming apparatus 100 may also be formed over the second network 220 .
  • the image forming apparatus 100 connected to the first network 210 is assigned various network port numbers such as 168.219.12.30:8080 and 168.219.12.30:20 under the IP address 168.219.12:30 according to a predetermined rule to assign a network port number to each application.
  • network port number 8080 should be used in order to provide an Internet service (network port number 8080 is more practical to use than network port number 80 .
  • the above-described address may include a first portion corresponding to the IP address and a second portion corresponding to the network port number. Therefore, a plurality of network port numbers can be combined with a single IP address according to an application applied to the image forming apparatus to perform a corresponding function or method.
  • the storage unit 130 may store applications having the same network information in a mapping table. Referring to FIG. 3 , an existing application and a new application are mapped according to their network port numbers among network information. Regarding network port number 20 of FIG. 3 , an existing application is installed on the image forming apparatus 100 , but a new application is not installed. If a new application using network port number 20 is installed later, the blank cell of the mapping table in FIG. 3 may be filled so as to be mapped with the existing application, that is, the application for performing e-mail notification.
  • the UI 140 may provide a UI window to select one of a plurality of applications having the same network information.
  • the UI window may be implemented on a screen such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) provided on the image forming apparatus 100 .
  • LCD liquid crystal display
  • the UI window may be implemented using a screen of an external terminal connected to the image forming apparatus 100 via a network.
  • the external terminal may be an image forming apparatus having a network function.
  • FIGS. 2 , 3 A and 3 B Various exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 , 3 A and 3 B. Hereinbelow, network information will be explained using a network port number.
  • network port number 50 may be assigned to a security service application A providing a security service, for example receiving a user ID as illustrated in FIG. 3 .
  • the new application to be additionally installed should use network port number 50 .
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may receive network port number 50 of the new application from the network interface unit 110 .
  • the controlling unit 120 may map on network port number 50 the new application with the existing application, that is, a custom security service application A with a built-in security service application A.
  • the applications having the same network port number 50 may be mapped in a mapping table, and the mapping table may be stored in the storage unit 130 .
  • the controlling unit 120 may set one of the new application and the existing application to have priority on network port number 50 .
  • the controlling unit 120 sets network information of one of the applications to have priority, and then installs the new application on the image forming apparatus 100 .
  • the controlling unit 120 may employ various methods to set one of network port numbers of the existing application and the new application to have priority.
  • the controlling unit 120 may automatically set a new application to have priority according to a predetermined method.
  • Priority may be preset according to the type of application or the fabricator of the application, or may be preset directly by a user or an administrator.
  • a user may select an application using a UI window of the UI 140 so that the selected application has priority on the network port number.
  • the UI window may display check boxes adjacent to the new application and the existing application which are mapped with each other with respect to network port number 50 , and a user may set the priority by selecting one of the check boxes.
  • a user can select one of applications assigned the same network information, that is the same network port number, and thus user convenience is obtained.
  • a user change the priority by assigning a priority, for example, a first top priority, a lower priority, or different priority, to the respective applications, through the network print numbers.
  • the priority can be automatically set according to a latest version of the applications, an order where the image forming apparatus receives the respective applications, or a determination of which one is an existing application previously installed in the image forming apparatus or which one is a new application currently received in the image forming apparatus.
  • the network port number is used as network information in this exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept, but a domain name or a uniform resource location (URL) may also be used as network information.
  • a domain name or a uniform resource location (URL) may also be used as network information.
  • IP address having a network port number such as 168.219.12.30:XX is assigned to each application of the image forming apparatus 100 in this exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept
  • a domain name such as 168.219.12.30/print, 168.219.12.30/scan, 168.219.12.30/fax, 168.219.12.30/security, or 168.219.12.30/maintenance may also be assigned to each application of the image forming apparatus 100 .
  • priority PA 1 is assigned to an application Na
  • priority PA 2 is assigned to an application Ne to correspond to the network port number 8080 .
  • Priorities PB 1 , PB 2 , PC 1 , PC 2 , PD 1 , and PD 2 are assigned to applications Nb, Nc, Nd, Nf, Ng, and Nh, respectively.
  • the priorities PA 1 and PA 2 may have different priorities, for example, a high priority and a low priority, and priorities PB 1 , PB 2 , PC 1 , PC 2 , PD 1 , and PD 2 may have different, for example, a high priority and a low priority.
  • the present general inventive concept is not limited thereto. Only priorities PA 2 , PB 2 , PC 2 , and PD 2 are assigned to the applications Ne, Nf, Ng, and Nh, respectively, as a high priority without assigning priorities PA 1 , PB 1 , PC 1 , and PD 1 to applications Na, Nb, Nc, Nd, respectively, as a low priority.
  • PB 2 and PC 2 of corresponding applications Nf and Ng may have different priorities with respect to each other.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.
  • the network interface unit 110 receives network information of an application to install in operation S 410 .
  • the controlling unit 120 sets network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority in operation S 420 .
  • the controlling unit 120 may automatically set an application to have priority according to a predetermined method.
  • the controlling unit 120 installs the new application on the image forming apparatus 100 in operation S 430 .
  • network information is received in operation S 410 , network information of one of the applications has priority in operation S 420 , and a new application is finally installed in operation S 430 .
  • network information is received in operation S 410 , a new application is installed in operation S 430 , and then network information of one of the applications has priority in operation S 420 .
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart provided to explain the method of FIG. 4 in more detail. Referring to FIG. 5 , the process of setting priority in operation S 520 is illustrated in detail, and the other processes are the same as those of FIG. 4 .
  • the network interface unit 110 receives network information of an application to install in operation S 510 .
  • the controlling unit 120 determines whether network information of an existing application is the same as network information of a new application in operation S 522 .
  • the controlling unit 120 maps applications according to the same network information in a mapping table in operation S 524 , and sets network information of one of the existing application and the new application to have priority in operation S 526 .
  • the controlling unit 120 installs the new application on the image forming apparatus 100 in operation S 530 .
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.
  • the network interface unit 110 receives network information of an application to install in operation S 610 .
  • the UI 140 provides a UI window to select one of a plurality of applications having the same network information in operation S 620 .
  • the controlling unit 120 sets network information of the application selected through the UI window to have priority in operation S 630 .
  • the controlling unit 120 installs a new application on the image forming apparatus 100 in operation S 640 .
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for setting network information of an image forming apparatus connected via a network according to still another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.
  • network information of a new application to be installed on the image forming apparatus 100 is received, and the new application is installed on the image forming apparatus 100 in operation S 710 .
  • network information of one of the existing application and the new application having the same network information is set to have priority in operation S 720 .
  • one of the existing application and the new application having the same network information may be set to have priority.
  • the process of installing an application includes the process of setting priority.
  • the process of setting priority may be performed independently after applications are installed.
  • the present general inventive concept can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable medium.
  • the computer-readable medium can include a computer-readable recording medium and a computer-readable transmission medium.
  • the computer-readable recording medium is any data storage device that can store data as a program which can be thereafter read by a computer system. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, and optical data storage devices.
  • the computer-readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.
  • the computer-readable transmission medium can transmit carrier waves or signals (e.g., wired or wireless data transmission through the Internet). Also, functional programs, codes, and code segments to accomplish the present general inventive concept can be easily construed by programmers skilled in the art to which the present general inventive concept pertains.

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